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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 1, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 1, 1939 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Feller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lefty Grove |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 11,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cal Hubbard 1B: Lou Kolls 2B: (none) 3B: Eddie Rommel |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Skeeter Webb | Shortstop |
| Bruce Campbell | Right Fielder |
| Ben Chapman | Center Fielder |
| Odell Hale | Second Baseman |
| Moose Solters | Left Fielder |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Grimes | First Baseman |
| Rollie Hemsley | Catcher |
| Bob Feller | Pitcher |
| Ossie Vitt | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Doerr | Second Baseman |
| Lou Finney | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Ted Williams | Right Fielder |
| Joe Cronin | Shortstop |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Jim Tabor | Third Baseman |
| Gene Desautels | Catcher |
| Lefty Grove | Pitcher |
| Joe Cronin | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 1, 1939
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Grove
Webb hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Grove
Campbell hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Grove
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Solters vs. Grove
Solters hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Hale moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feller vs. Grove
Feller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Chapman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Feller
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Feller
There goes Tabor. The throw from Hemsley and he is out, Webb applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Grove
Webb strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Grove
Campbell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grove fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hale vs. Grove
Hale hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Feller
Desautels hits a fly ball into right field. Campbell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grove vs. Feller
Grove is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Grove
Solters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keltner vs. Grove
There goes Solters. The throw from Desautels and he is safe. Solters steals second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Keltner reaches second base with a double. Solters scores. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes bunts towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Doerr covering, for the out. Keltner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keltner scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feller vs. Grove
Feller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Hemsley for the double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Webb vs. Grove
Webb hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campbell vs. Grove
Campbell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Roy Weatherly now playing right field.
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Feller
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Desautels vs. Feller
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. Feller
There's a wild pitch. Vosmik moves to third. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grove vs. Feller
Grove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doerr vs. Feller
Doerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finney vs. Feller
Finney strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grove
Hale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solters vs. Grove
Solters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Feller
Foxx hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Chapman who is chasing the ball. Foxx reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Feller
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hale scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Foxx scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Feller
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Feller
Vosmik strikes out. The ball gets by Hemsley. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Cronin. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabor vs. Feller
Tabor strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Grove
Jeff Heath pinch hits for Bob Feller.
Heath hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Finney who is chasing the ball. Heath reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Webb vs. Grove
Webb hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Desautels vs. Dobson
Joe Dobson now pitching.
Desautels takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grove vs. Dobson
Grove bunts for an out with unknown description. Desautels moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Doerr vs. Dobson
Doerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Finney vs. Dobson
Finney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Dobson
Foxx hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Grove
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cronin misplays the ball. That's an error on Cronin. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solters vs. Grove
Solters hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Dobson
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Dobson
Cronin strikes out. There goes Williams. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vosmik vs. Dobson
Luke Sewell now playing first base. Oscar Grimes now playing second base.
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tabor vs. Dobson
Tabor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Williams scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Desautels vs. Dobson
Desautels hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tabor moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grove vs. Dobson
Grove hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 3 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Grove
Keltner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Grove
Grimes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vosmik. Grimes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hemsley vs. Grove
Hemsley hits a fly ball into center field. Finney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Grove
Johnny Allen pinch hits for Joe Dobson.
Allen hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Webb vs. Grove
Webb hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Grimes scores. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Grove
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Webb moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 5 - Red Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chapman vs. Grove
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Tabor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1939 -- Cleveland at Boston (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Webb S, ss 5 0 1 1 Doerr B, 2b 4 2 2 5
Campbell B, rf 3 0 0 0 Finney L, cf 3 0 0 0
Weatherly R, rf 2 0 1 0 Foxx J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Chapman B, cf 4 1 1 0 Williams T, rf 3 1 0 1
Hale O, 2b 4 0 1 0 Cronin J, ss 4 0 1 0
Sewell L, 1b 0 0 0 0 Vosmik J, lf 4 1 1 0
Solters M, lf 3 1 1 1 Tabor J, 3b 3 0 1 1
Keltner K, 3b 4 2 2 2 Desautels G, c 2 1 1 0
Grimes O, 1b-2b 3 1 1 0 Grove L, p 2 1 0 0
Hemsley R, c 4 0 1 1
Feller B, p 2 0 0 0
Heath J, ph 1 0 1 0
Dobson J, p 0 0 0 0
Allen J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 10 5 29 7 7 7
Cleveland 100 200 002 -- 5
Boston 100 041 01x -- 7
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Feller B (L) 6.0 5 6 6 3 8
Dobson J 2.0 2 1 1 3 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Grove L (W) 9.0 10 5 5 2 5
E -- Hemsley R, Cronin J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Cleveland 7, Boston 5
2B -- Keltner K, Vosmik J, Grimes O
3B -- Foxx J, Heath J
HR -- Doerr B 2, Keltner K
SB -- Solters M, Williams T
CS -- Tabor J
SH -- Grimes O, Grove L
WP -- Feller B
T -- 2:10
A -- 11000
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